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NTSB accident investigation · Culver LCA · Littleton, CO · September 19, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1976
Place
Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N29393Culver LCA
Status
Completed · report November 17, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760919032939A
Case key
149807

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3127  76/9/19  NR.LITTLETON,CO       CULVER LCA          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 6000
        TIME - 0926                    N29393              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LITTLETON,CO                 CHAMPAIGN,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO FULLY EXTEND LNDG GEAR. PLT RETURNED TO A/P AFTER ENCOUNTERING WX.

Aircraft

Registration
N29393
Reported as
Culver LCA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Arapahoe County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.